Umbrella



Feb. 21, 1928.

O. KNAPP UMBRELLA Filed May 20, 1927 [NVE/V701? Orro /VAP/P.

A TTORIVEY Patented Feb. 21, 192s.

PATENT OFFICE.

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UMBRELLA..

Application lec May 20,

This invention relates to umbrellas andy in particular toa type. adapted to. be collapsed and@ for transport in the pocket or' handbag of the user. y

A particular object ofy the' inventiorr. is to provide an umbrella which is of unitary construction and which may be folded or collapsed intoV a very compact; bundle so'that it' may be easily carried about or in a hand.- bagand:` will' be ready for use readily' and without the necessity of assembling the same.

Ae still further object of the linvention is to provide. an umbrella, the cover supporting.y ribs and handle of which are-made out tubular members, heldV together' inI eX.- tendible relation. so-th'at the. entire structure may.r be collapsed, within itself. to providey a compact bundle.

To. enable others.- skilled inthe art to. fully comprehend. thel underlyingfeaturesof my invention that they may. embody the same inthe various modifications; in structure. and relation contemplated,l a drawing depicting a. preferred formhasbeen annexed as a' part of thisdisclosure and ini such drawing, similar reference characters denote. corresponding, partslthroughout. alli the views of. which,

Figure 1- isa view in side elevation. of.- the umbrella.- in, its open. position.l showing the handle thereof extended. inI position ready for use.`

Figur-.e EZl is:V a vview looking` at the inside of the umbrella and showing-t they relation of thefribsw and the ribsupporting' elements.

Fig-ure. Sie a viewv off the umbrella shown in1 its collapsed position. andl ready to Abe placed ina suitablebagfor container, so that it. can; be transported in the pocket or ini a travelling bag..

Figure-4f isan enlarged fragmentary view looking; into the, umbrella, the section 'being takenv through. the uppermost tubular member of the. handle contruction andr showing theelccliing washer which-'retains the fabric supporting ribs' in their. err-tendedt position..

Figure 5l is a fragmentary view in secp tional. elevation, the same being. enlarged to show the. details of constructioneoff my iin-` proved umbrella.

Figuneisa fragmentary side view of the l locking` means used. toy retain the sections lof the handle in their* extended relation, and p Figure 7! is a modified form: of handle, thev end,y of whichl is adapted to2 hold ornamental. featureswhiclr particularly ada-pt the umbrella. for the use ofwomen.

1927. Seriallo. 193,042.`

The. outer sections 7 are, provided withthe ornamental knobs 8 to.. which the fabric cover 5` is secured as by sewing 6,` or in any other mannerdesired.` The outer rib. members 7 are each. provided witha resilient Vlatch 9 which. extends through a suitable slot in the outerturbeiand! extends down into thetube, where; it. is held. through the medium. of a crimped portion 1.0,'the end of thelatch. 11

ventedI but yield'able movement of theflatch endL 9 thereoffis` allowed. It. is ofv course .understood that the' latch 9 will normally project through the` opening inthe tube so that itengages4 when permitted to do so,. the

outer end of the tubular members', in which the tubular. member 7. has sliding. movement. In collapsingthe fabric holdingg ribs, .it is simply necessary tol depress'the latches. 9 and push the tube 7; into, the tube 6', this. of

4course will. loosen the fabricV which is not secured:totheribs-,in any. other manner., and if? necessary, may. be talrenofi'- and laundered. The' ribs dare positioned between an outer washer 12. and an inner spider 13,'there.

beingheldbetween. the two, a suitable hinge plate 14 which is slotted to. receive the reduced end 15 ofthe tubes 6, it. of course beings, understood that. these tubes are fiattened at.Y one. end to provide the yreduced portions, which. areY pivoted iny the hinge plate 14 0na suitable. hinge pin 16 which extendsl around. thezhinge plate la andmaintainsthe tubes 6 inpivoted connectiontherewith.` It. is. quite evident. that washers 17 may be used to. space thehinge plate 14. from the' spinder 13 and washer 12 so that the arms 6 willv hafve free pivotal.l movement when. they are manipulated, the spider 13 mayvv be formedA integral withvthe upper end. of the uppermost handle tube 18, this tube being arranged to receive the plug 1.9v atits upper end; which has a threaded extension 20. that entends to.l thespider 13, hinge plate 14, and. Washer 12,I the threaded end thereofv lbeing4 positioned. a suitablefbore in. the tube .7, so. that.` displacement thereof isv pre-y being arranged to receive the lock'nut 21, which in turn is provided with a ring 22 to facilitate its manipulation.

It is quite evident that in order to allow the rib members 6 and 7 to have folding or pivotal movement with respect to the hinge plate 14 that the plate 14 must be manipulated so that the arms 6 or tubular members will be brought into alignment with the spacer 23 provided by the extension 24 of the spider, there being one of each of these openings 23 provided for each of the tubes 6 so that' the saine may fall down between the extension 24 to a position parallel with the handle, as illustrated by the dot and dash lines in Figure 5.

In order to support the umbrella, I have made use of a collapsible handle 23 which consists of the upper tubular member 18, intermediate tubular member 24 and lower member 25, the latter of which is adapted to receive the member 24 while the member 24 is adapted to receive the member 18.

The lower end of the tubularmember 25 may be closed by a suitable plug 26 so that in collapsing, the member 24 will not slide out oit the tubular member 25 and to' also give the handle a inished appearance.

In order to allow for the proper extension of the members 18, 24 and 25, I have provided on the lower end of each of the members V18 and 24, a limitingynipplef27 or ferrule and have Valso reduced the ends of the tubes 25 and 24 so that they lit snugly about `the adjacent tubes 24 and 18 respectively,V and will not slide over the ferrules 27. This reduction of thel diameter'of the tube 24 is illustrated in Figure 5 and indicated by the numeral 28, the extension 28 being also flattened as at 29 in each instance. to receive the latch end 30 of a suitable spring piece 31, which is secured in the tubes 18 and 24 and arranged to extend to a suitable opening therein so that the latch piece 30 will prevent collapse of the tubes 18 land 24 into each other and into tube 25 when the same have been drawn apart to the position shown in Figure l.

The slot 29 will of course be engaged by the latch piece 30 so that relative rotation of the parts 18, 24 and 25 will be prevented. When it is desired to open the umbrella, therumbrella is inverted and the cover supporting ribs drawn down so that they are limitedy in their pivotal movement by the washer 12 at which time the handle 23 may be revolved to bring the fiat portionsf24 or extensions of the spider into position over the tubular members 6 at which point the nut 21.is 'tightened up and the tubular members 26 are retained in their proper position, as

` shown in Figure 2, and of course,cannot col- Y points.

lapse or have movement on their pivotal The handle parts are then drawn upon with theresult that the pieces 18, 24

and l25 Vare extended their full length and are automatically locked by the latch pieces 30 snapping into position. The ends of the cover sup-porting ribs are then drawn upon to complete the umbrella, although itis understood that any of the operations may take place depending upon the desire of the user, that is, the ribs may be extended t0 their full position first and then the ,cover revolved to bring the rib niembers'- 6 linto.

position' beneath the extensionsk 24 of the spider after which they Vcan be locked in place and the handle extended.

In Figure I have shown a inodiliedform of locking nut and handle knob, which especially accommodates the umbrella iiorluse by women and adds to its ornamental appearance and in this respect, I have vprovided aneloiigated nut member 32 which is adapted to be threaded over the shank 20to lock the spi-der and adjacent parts together, as before described, and to thelower end of the tubular member 25 of thehandley 23, I, secure the socket member 23 having an opening 34 therein which is arrangedfor the accommodation of the carrying strap 35 `fori convenience in handling, the end of the plug 33 being enlarged, if desired, as at 36, to give the same an" ornamental appearance.Y

It is evident, therefore, that I have provided an umbrella which/may be collapsed and the ribs of which may be collapsed for storing the device in a small space, infact, the collapsing oit the umbrella parts adapts the same to be carried in the pocket of the user sothat it can be used in an emergency. It is evident, also, that I have provided an umbrella havingA no loose parts, or parts to be assembled when the same is to be used which can become lost or separated and I Vhave also provided an umbrella which can beV assembled ready for use in a minimumv of time and with a minimum of trouble.

It is also evidentthat my improved conif i struction dispenses with the usual bracing or supporting ribs which extend'from the handle to the main ribs thereby allowing the n umbrella to be carried lower.

i vWhile I have illustrated and described my y invention with some degree of particularity, Ik realize that in practice various alterations therein vmaybe made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise and said disk being movablevrelatively to said ring, so that the openings in the disk are in alignment with the ribs of the umbrella whereby the latter may be folded to a position alongside the handle. f

2. A oldable umbrella comprising a teleJ seopic handle and telescopic ribs, a disk having slot-like openings therein formed on the handle, a ring disposed above said disk and to which the ribs are pivoted, said disk being movable relatively to said ring so that the openings in the disk are in alignment with the ribs of the umbrella whereby the latter may be folded to a position alongside `thehandle and a locking member for seeur ing the disk and ring together.

3. A oldable umbrella comprising a seetional, tubular handle and tubular ribs, the

parts of each of which telescope and each of which have latch openings therein, a latch for holding the parts in extended position, means for preventing relative rotation of the handle parts when latched in their extended position, a diskvhaving slot-like openings therein formed on the handle, a ring disposed above said disk and to which the ribs are pivoted, said disk being movable relatively to said ringso that the openings in the disk are in alignment with'the ribs of the umbrella whereby they may be folded to a position alongside the handle and a looking member for securing the disk and thev ring together.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

OTTO KNAPP. [L 3.] 

